
Midnight at the Pera Palace
Taste attributes: crimedramamysteryhistoricaljournalisticslowunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeA serious, small-scale crime series: layered and grounded. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: very intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.2 /10
TMDB · 33 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Season
Season 1
· 2022 · 8 episodesEpisodes (8)
1The Journey3 Mar 2022
While researching for an article on the Pera Palace, Esra stumbles into the year 1919, meets a doppelgänger and finds herself amid political intrigue.
2Roots3 Mar 2022
Stepping into Peride's shoes, Esra sets out with Ahmet to correct the course of history, but gets on Halit and George's radar.
3Secret3 Mar 2022
As the political stakes rise, Ahmet finds a notebook in the room occupied by Fahrettin, who informs Esra of George's sinister plan for Istanbul.
4Awol3 Mar 2022
Halit confronts Esra about her plans with Fahrettin. Esra slips a note to Mustafa Kemal, but her ruse puts others in jeopardy.
5What Goes Around Comes Around3 Mar 2022
Dimitri warns Ahmet about the perils of meddling with the past. As Leyla's fate hangs by a thread, Esra discovers Halit's true motives.
6Life or Death3 Mar 2022
With Ahmet's fate hinging on Halit's recovery, Esra uses Dimitri's key to travel in time and keeps encountering Halit under unexpected circumstances.
7Confrontation3 Mar 2022
A ring found near Peride's body sheds new light on the identity of her real killer. George makes a treacherous deal with Sonya and closes in on Halit.
8Hairspring3 Mar 2022
Sonya finds a key to changing the past. After confronting Reşat, Esra devises a plan to expose George's scheme and foil a wider conspiracy.
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What lines up
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
At a historic Istanbul hotel, a journalist is unexpectedly thrust into the past and must stop a plot that could change the fate of modern Turkey.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2022
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Status
- Returning
- Studio
- Karga Seven Pictures
- Taste scores
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